Fulbeck's artwork includes video, spoken word, photography and slam poetry. He has exhibited and performed in over 20 countries and has been featured onCNN, MTV,PBS andThe Today Show.[10][11] He has directed twelve films (includingBanana Split;Some Questions for 28 Kisses;Sex, Love, & Kung Fu; andLilo & Me), published four books and keynoted scores of conferences and festivals nationwide.[5] He is a prominent speaker on the college circuit.[12][13]
Much of Fulbeck's work is autobiographical, combining personal stories with political activism, pop culture and stand-up comedy.[14]
Fulbeck's group and solo exhibition record is expansive.[15] Group exhibitions include the Whitney Museum of American Art ('93 Biennial), Getty Museum (California Video), Science Museum of Minnesota (Race: Are We So Different?), Singapore International Film Festival, Bonn Videonale, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Made in California), World Wide Video Festival and Sydney International Film Festival.[16] Solo exhibitions include the Japanese American National Museum (2006 & 2010),[17] Space180 Gallery,[18] Ghettogloss Gallery,[19] A/P/A Institute,[20] Invisible NYC Gallery,[21] the University of North Carolina,[22] the Field Museum,[23] the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center[24] and the Asia Society Houston.[25]
Fulbeck's first book, a fictional autobiography entitledPaper Bullets was published in 2001 by theUniversity of Washington Press.[26] His second, a photographic book entitledPart Asian, 100% Hapa was published in 2006 byChronicle Books. It features a foreword bySean Lennon and an afterword by Paul Spickard.[27] Many of the photographs from this book were featured in a solo show of the same name at theJapanese American National Museum in 2006.[28][29] The show is currently touring nationally.[27]
Fulbeck teaches as a Professor of Art at theUniversity of California, Santa Barbara, where he initiated and taught the firstSpoken Word course ever offered as part of a collegiate art program's core curriculum.[35] He received the UCSB Academic Senate's Distinguished Teaching Award in 2009,[36] and has been named an Outstanding Faculty Member four times by the Office of Residential Life.[15] He is also an affiliate faculty in Asian American Studies and Film & Media Studies at UCSB, and has taught as a visiting professor ofAsian American Studies at theUniversity of California, Berkeley.[37]
Fulbeck is extensively tattooed, and wears the work of Horitaka, Horitomo, andHoriyoshi III.[38][39][40] He is also a multiple national champion and world-ranked masters swimmer,[41][42][43] ocean lifeguard, and junior lifeguard instructor.[44] In 2010, he was named Athlete of the Year by the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table.[45] He received his black belt inshotokan karate from Steve Ubl.[46] An avid guitar player, he produces videos for theSeymour Duncan company.[47]
